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264 West 40 Street

599Records
15City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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599 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 147 DOB permits, 117 DOB job filings, 113 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1927
Floors20
Res. units0
ClassO4
Owner (PLUTO)RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC
BBL1007890075
BIN1014511

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Commercial Disposal Complaint (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Water System (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Bike Rack (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,469,071 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (47 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,988,000 $9,894,600
2026$21,897,000 $9,853,650
2027$18,075,000 $8,133,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagel Market New YorkBagels/PretzelsC—
Greek XpressGreekGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 41 St — M20 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 41 St & 8 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

264 West 40 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,759,718 on 2016-10-03 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-03Agreement $27,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $27,000,000
2016-10-03Agreement $30,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $30,000,000
2016-10-03Mortgage $12,759,718 — from RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $12,759,718
2010-11-15Agreement $18,000,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $18,000,000
2006-03-10Mortgage $7,000,000 — from KENNETH LAWRENCE COMPANY LLC; RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $7,000,000
2005-06-16Deed $2,050,000 — from RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC; BF VENTURES LLC to KENNETH LAWRENCE COMPANY LLC; RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $2,050,000
2003-12-17Deed $14,000,000 — from CASTRO, CLAUDE; EINSCHLAG, HERMAN M to RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $14,000,000
2003-12-17Agreement $8,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC $8,000,000
2003-12-17Mortgage $6,679,639 — from RENAISSANCE MIDTOWN WEST LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $6,679,639
1992-12-29Mortgage $80,000 — from HODGE, DALE; HODGE, JEANNE to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $80,000
1992-12-11Mortgage $209,411 — from HODGE, DALE; HODGE, JEANNE to CITY & SUBURBAN FSB $209,411
1992-01-07Mortgage $100,000 — from GENERAL FOUNTAIN CORP to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $100,000
1991-02-07Mortgage $150,000 — from FOUNTAINS NEW YORK INC to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $150,000
1990-03-02Mortgage $215,000 — from HODGE, JEANNE; HODGE, DALE to DOMINION FINCL CORP $215,000
1989-09-28Mortgage $210,000 — from HODGE, DALE; HODGE, JEANNE to DOMINION FINANCIAL CORP $210,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201781101626
20186130111
2019201058
202028411135
202130720140
20223241212
2023510017
2024006028
20259111618
20260360716
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The full timeline

Construction 264Enforcement 152Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 93Health & systems 49

Every one of the 599 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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